Two Ottawa residents would face long prison sentences if convicted for a Tuesday drug bust that yielded 9 ounces of methamphetamine and an ounce of cocaine.

The La Salle County Recorder’s Office has introduced a new fraud prevention tool designed to protect notaries and the community from the growing threat of notary-related document fraud.

A family safely evacuated their rural Triumph home on Saturday, but fire caused an estimated $150,000 damage to their residence in Troy Grove Township.

An Ottawa woman avoided prison Thursday despite bilking the federal government of more than $20,000 in COVID-19 relief funds; but Amanda Rogers will spend a year in county custody.

Core Cafe closed last week after two years of operation in downtown Spring Valley.